P985 Platinum DMA issues

Does anyone here know if there's some trick to enabling DMA on this board? I am having 30min+ burn times for my cds! I look at the secondary IDE controller and it says PIO mode. When I switch it to DMA if available and reset my computer, it still reads PIO only. I installed the INF drivers, the JMicron drivers, uninstalled the controllers then reinstalled the drivers. I just can't seem to get it to work! I don't think I've ever run into this issue before. Here are my specs:
MSI P965 Platinum
Core 2 Duo 6400
1GB Kingston DDR2 800
NVidia Geforce 7600GT
(2) Seagate 80GB SATA
Lite-On DVD+-DL
Memorex 52x CDR
Thanks,
Tyler

Install RAID JMicron drivers.

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Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum - Speaker issues not covered by FAQs

FSoundblaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum - Speaker issues not covered by FAQs? ?
Greetings..
Running into a bit of a issue here I can't seem to fix. I've gone through the troubleshooting guides and FAQs already and they aren't resolving the issue.
My normal setup is a couple of desktop speakers plugged to the rear of the card through the standard ports (non-digital) and a headset with mic plugged to the device in front that includes volume controls for both mic and speakers.
I've just did a complete reinstall of Windows XP (32 bit) including everything up through SP3 and a reinstall of the drivers and associated software applications for the card as well.
The problem I am having is that I can no longer make the rear speakers (desktop speakers) play when plugged in. The 2 headset speakers still play just fine that are plugged in the front however.
What should I do to resolve this issue so that I can have both the desktop speakers and headset speakers both playing? I'm fairly sure I'm just missing a setting somewhere but for the life of me I can't figure where to fix this.
Thank you,
Culann HS

JRe: Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum - Speaker issues not covered by FAQs0 I'm afriad that the CMSS3D option did not work? ? I still cannot get any speakers to play out of the rear of the soundcard.
As I said before, the goal is to try to get sound to play out of both the headset and the speakers attached to the rear of the soundcard simuntaneously.
The headset is plugged into one of those devices in the front that is in a 5 & /4" bay that has the individual knobs for adjusting volume for the headset and outbound levels for the microphone.
The speakers are plugged into the back of the soundcard and do not play any sound in any of the sockets, starting from the firewire port and counting 3 over.
Any suggestions? I? thought it might have something to do with the setting of the speakers from control panel - > Sounds and Audio Devices -> Advanced and picking the right choice there. No luck however. Same for the Creative Speaker Settings as well.
I'm at wits end and I'd be very thankful to whoever can resolve this for me. =)

Audigy 2 platinum faceplate issue

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Get of your backsides and support AS PROMISED, we deserve it, instead of giving us second rate partial compatibilities. I have wasted the best part of a week trying to get it all sorted, where do I send the bill for my time? Hvae I got sour grapes? No, I just expect decent support as promised.
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MSI Neo2 K8N Platinum - Freezing Issue during games

First off greetings to everyone on these forums...
I purchased the MSI Neo2 K8N Platinum motherboard from NewEgg back at the end of March to compliment the AMD 64 "Winchester" processor that I also purchased at that time to replace a slightly older AMD XP "Barton" system that was using the Abit NF7-S motherboard. For the past month I have been fighting an unusual and highly irritating issue that I have noticed during game play and have tried everything that I know of and more in an attempt to remedy this issue, but to no avail. This is the general background of the situation and now I will descibe in greater detail as to what this issue I am referring to is and the symptoms of this issue and some of the various methods used to remedy this issue.
The issue is that while play a game the system experiences a short 5-10 second freeze during the game randomly, but usually several times an hour. During this freezing the sound would loop and as suddenly as the freeze occurs it would cease and the game would continue on as if nothing happened. However, sometimes this would result in the system freezing outright after this short 5-10 second freeze... but it does not feel like a total system freeze, but rather a video freeze as the sound continues and I still have keyboard control... but this does require me to force a manual reboot of the machine itself. I have scowered the internet and various forums in an attempt to find what the issue was and use various methods to remedy this issue, but so far nothing has worked in my favor... but it does seem like this issue has been plaguing other users with the MSI Neo2 Platinum motherboard. Below are some of the methods that I have used in an attempt to solve this issue:
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*Disabled/Enabled AGP Fast Writes
*Increased AGP Aperture from 64MB to 512MB
*Enabled/Disabled ATI/nVidia Speedup option in BIOS
*Forced AGP clock lock to 66-67mhz
*Relaxed/Aggressive memory timings
*APIC enabled/disabled
*Gate A20 turbo/normal
*Disabled all unneeded onboard components (Realtek NIC, Sound, SATA)
*Disabled nVidia MAC and attempted to use 3Com Gigabit PCI card instead
*Swapped HDD Cables
*Tried PCI Sound Card (SB Audigy2 ZS Gamer) in PCI Slots 3/4
*Tried video drivers from 71.89 Official to 76.45 beta modified drivers
*Tried 5.10 official nForce drivers to remixed 7.02 nForce drivers (5.10 drivers uses 4.36 GART, higher drivers uses the 4.40 GART)
*Applied all the latest updates from Windows Update Website
*Reinstalled Operating System (Windows XP SP2) 5 different times clean with various settings (APIC on/off, etc...) and different drivers.
*Installed Audio Card (SB Audigy2 ZS Gamer) with older and the latest drivers available from Creative's website
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*Hard Drive is KNOWN working from previous build
*CD/DVD-ROM drive is kNOWN working from previous build
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*Used latency tweak to the video card
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*Used original GPU BIOS
*Used MSI Neo2 K8N Bios 1.4 - 1.8 and modified BIOS 1.8
*No background applications are running (not even antivirus)
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*Memory passed MemTest86+ for over 24 hours
*System passed Prime95 and SuperPi for over 24 hours
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*Checked through various troubleshooting procedures
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*Installed AMD 64 drivers from AMD
*Disabled DEP in boot.ini
*...and many other various tweaks and modifications.
System Specifications
CPU - AMD 64 3200+ "Winchester", using Thermaltake Silentboost K8 and AS5
Motherboard - MSI Neo2 K8N Platinum (nForce3 250GB Ultra) - Using Bios version 1.8
Memory - 2X 512MB Corsair XMS TwinX1024-3200C2PT (2 Modules, Memory Slots 1 and 2 used)
Audio - Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS (PCI Slot 3 used)
NIC - Onboard nVidia MAC, Disabled Realtek NIC
Video - XFX Geforce 6800NU 128MB AGP (BIOS Rev 1) - NV Silencer 5 and AS5
Case - Thermaltake Damier Series 5000
PSU - OCZ Modstream 520watt (28A +12v rail)
HDD - Western Digital 1200JB 7200rpm IDE
DVD-ROM - Lite-On 16X DVD-ROM
Floppy - Mitsumi 1.44MB 3.25"
OS - Windows XP SP2/DirectX 9c
I have been fighting this issue for well over a month now and I am frankly nearly out of ideas, this does not necessarly prevent me from playing games, but this does interfere with the games I do play (especially online games). I do demand absolute stability from the games that I play and this issue only began AFTER I upgraded to the new motherboard, processor, and memory. The only thing I have not tried is something that I do not have access in attempting on this motherboard, and that is increasing the voltage to the chipset.
Here is my theory on what is going on is that I believe is there is a fault with the chipset on this motherboard and this is manifesting itself while I am playing various games on this system. Of course I would like to try increasing the voltage to the chipset as that would increase stability, but there is no option in BIOS to increase the chipset voltage like the previous motherboard I had (Abit NF7-S). It is possible that either a) the chipset is at fault and is causing me this issue or b) the chipset is not recieving enough voltage.
My question to the rest of you is this, what do you think the problem is and what ideas do you have that I may try that I have not tried yet. Additionally if there is nothing else that I may try should I attempt to RMA this motherboard and will that help, and is there any other versions of this motherboard that I should be aware of. I would appreciate any response from a MSI representative and any comments from those that may have positive suggestions for my issue. Thank you in advance for your time and any help that you may be able to render.
The GameMaster...
*EDIT* Added additional methods attempted... (there was a lot... so I did not remember everything that I have tried)

Quote from: dacull on 25-May-05, 16:06:33
Does it only happen in online games, or can it happen in all games? One thing to make sure of is to turn off CRC checksum offload in your NVidia MAC properties (everyone do this, it is incorrectly calculating checksums which leads to servers ignoring your packets). However as you have tried a different network card you can discount this theory.
For me it looks like the biggest culrpit is your 6800NU, i have read alot of bad things about the NU and you have a low bios revision there, just because it worked well against your old chipset doesnt mean it will work well against your current chipset. Sounds like a BIOS fix is needed as some timing is out somewhere.
Ensure Spread Spectrum is off (and as you have already pointed out Fast writes, ATI NV Speedup) and your card is running at default clock.
As a test beg/borrow/steal another graphics card (preferably nvidia) and see how it goes so you can narrow in on your video card.
It is not just one game, but it is more prodominate in certain games than others... the game in question here is Planetside... though I stuck a demo of Unreal Tournament 2004 on a loop bot match and it seemed to have locked up after 4 hours (not sure how many times it experienced that 5-10 freeze as I went to bed). As for the video card it was KNOWN working from a previous build in those same games (Previous build was a AMDXP3000 and a Abit NF7-S nForce2 motherboard). The only components different in this build is the AMD64, the MSI Neo2 K8N, 2 new sticks of Corsair XMS to replace the Corsair ValueSelects, and the SB Audigy2 as I would never use a software codec audio solution. Spread Spectrum is LOCKED in BIOS and disabled... ATI/nVidia speed up was disabled from the start... and I tried the Video Card at default clock, over clocked, as well as under clocked and the same issue resulted... as I said before it is NOT the video card.
There are two other things I could try is use my old Geforce4ti 4200 and see what happens... or even try out WindowsXP 64-bit edition as someone earlier suggested. I wish I could find a new BIOS for my XFX 6800NU, but there there is only the revision 1 BIOS that I was able to find. The mystery continues...
The GameMaster...

K9N PLATINUM RAM Issue

Hello there,
I have the following:
* AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
* K9N Platinum
* Kingston 1GB DDR2-800 Ram Dimm (PC2 6400, KVR800D2N5/1G) X4
* EVGA 512P3N802DX GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready
* Western Digital 250GB (7200rpm, 16MB Cache, SATA 2)
* no other peripherals
* Vista Home Premium SP2 32bit
* Thermaltake Lite Power W0294 PSU (500W)
DC Output +3,3V 24 A
DC Output +5V 24 A
DC Output +12V1 18 A
DC Output +12V2 18 A
Issue:
Installed 4GB of RAM and on boot-RAMcheck shows 4BG RAM OK.
Windows sees and reports this: Physical Memory, Total: 3070MB
I removed one by one the sticks and also swapped slots but the result is always the same.
Any ideas?

You are using a 32bit version of Windows. A 32bit operating system provides an address decode space of 4GB. Not all of the address space can be used for the system memory. Part of it needs to be reserved for addressing other devices (so that they can function). That is why it is actually impossible to full address 4GB of RAM with a 32bit OS. The amount of usable memory may very between 2.5 and 3.5 GB, depending on the system configuration.
Solution: Use a 64bit operating system.

Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Software Issue: Volume Control, Speaker Settings, Equalizer, C

I installed my ZS Platinum back in December, everything worked fine for 2 months, then I started to hit trouble.
First, the driver began hanging when I took my headphones in/out, resulting in no sound from either output. I updated the drivers and this problem went away.
Then, I was gaming and all the sound stopped working. Reboots did nothing, so I tried to reinstall the drivers. This is how the problems began. The first time I uninstalled all my creative stuff, downloaded the newest drivers, and installed that. I didn't realize that I couldn't download all the bells and whistles off the drivers page.
So, I unistalled those drivers, and used my CD to install the drivers and MediaSource. I encountered the PLXcore.plx error during install and every time I booted Windows. Also, none of the extra applications (Volume Control, Speaker Settings, Graphic Equalizer, CMSS) would run. I uninstalled, reinstalled and tried again.
This is where I am now. I chose not to install MediaSource this time. Again, I encountered the PLXcore.plx error during install, but I'm not receiving the error when Windows boots (because I didn't install MediaSource?). But still, most of the little applications don't run. I see the Volume Control icon in my task bar, and if I press the mute button on the keyboard the symbol changes, but when I click on the icon, nothing happens. "Creative Volume Con..." flashes on the taskbar, and a 0px by 0px white box appears above the task bar. If I click anywhere else, they disappear. The Graphic Equalizer, Speaker Settings, and CMSS dialog do the same thing when opened. THX Console does not.
Also, the on screen display for volume no longer pops up. Is this part of MediaSource? Should I install MediaSource even if I don't plan to use it's
Running XP SP2 on an AMD X2 4200+ with the Audigy 2 ZS Platinum.
EDIT: Thought I'd add in another problem I have:
I usally run my DISH reciever's sound through my computer through the Auxillary 2 RCA connections on my front panel. When I boot World of Warcraft or Warcraft III (Both Blizzard games), the sound through this connection becomes very tinny and reverby. If I alt+tab out of the game, adjust the speaker setting (5. -> Headphones -> 5.) the issue goes away. But each time I start one of these games, the problem returns. Any ideas? Known problem?Message Edited by Cuttlefish on 03--200703:9 PM

I'm sorry I can't help but I have the exact same problem. I have no Speaker, EAX or graphic eq settings. No telling what else don't work. I have tryied 0 different ways of removing and loading it back with any and all updats and without and no success. I hope someone here can help us.

P45D3 Platinum Power Issue

The story so far:
April 2009 - I purchased a new PC using the P45D3 Platinum. I ran into issues as the memory I purchased was actually overclocked by the automatic settings in the BIOS (DDR1333). The issues were resolved in a few days and memory tests passed without issue and Windows no longer froze randomly. The PC ran perfectly (essentially 24/7) until 2 weeks ago (November 2010).
The key bad part:
The machine powered off while doing nothing out of the ordinary. Upon powering it up again the power turned on and then off and then on again... and off again after some random amount of time. (this happened for a couple days until it was at the point the machine would only remain on for a few seconds at a time)
The aftermath
I figured it was the power supply so I ordered a PSU tester and then a new power supply. (The tester is a great tool to have!) The new and old PSU both passed the power supply tester's requirements without issue. The new power supply upon first boot hit the exact same issue where it powered on and then off. Upon second boot it stayed on for about 5 days. Everything looked great and I was ready to get back to happily computing.
The aftermath (Part 2)
...It died again. It shut off on its own and was back to the "powers on for seconds and then powers down." (and back on ... then back off) I removed just about everything and ran the board bare with just about nothing (tested with CPU+Fan only as a last test). The results were the same every single time.
Power motherboard on by button on motherboard
CPU/PSU Fan spins for ~10 seconds
CPU/PSU stops for ~5 seconds -- appears to be shut off completely
CPU/PSU Fan spins for ?? seconds
Now I am here posting in hopes that someone has some ideas/suggestions. I saw this link about double booting, definitely something I seem to hit every time I power on the motherboard... https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=117807.0

I'm punting on this issue completely. I purchased a new motherboard and CPU (P55A Fuzion + i7 870). To return the P45D3 for a replacement seems like it will cost about $70+ (shipping to and then the MSI fee for replacement on older hardware) and just is not worth it. Has anyone else had experience returning a motherboard? What was your overall cost?

DMA issues w/ DVD/CD

I've been experiencing choppy playback of my DVDs, and I looked around, and noticed that I do not have DMA enabled for my combo drive. I've looked around in all the places I could, and tried all the fixes I could, and none of them work, hoping I'll find another suggestion here. Here's some output.
dmesg log:
ata1.00: ATA-6: TOSHIBA MK8025GAS, KA023A, max UDMA/100
ata1.00: 156301488 sectors, multi 16: LBA
ata1.00: configured for UDMA/100
ata2.00: ATAPI: TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-R2212, 1913, max MWDMA2
ata2.00: WARNING: ATAPI DMA disabled for reliablity issues. It can be enabled
ata2.00: WARNING: via pata_ali.atapi_dma modparam or corresponding sysfs node.
ata2.00: simplex DMA is claimed by other device, disabling DMA
ata2.00: configured for PIO4
dmesg | grep DMA
DMA 0x00000000 -> 0x00001000
DMA zone: 3967 pages, LIFO batch:0
pci 0000:00:07.0: Activating ISA DMA hang workarounds
ata1: PATA max UDMA/100 cmd 0x1f0 ctl 0x3f6 bmdma 0x2040 irq 14
ata2: PATA max UDMA/100 cmd 0x170 ctl 0x376 bmdma 0x2048 irq 15
ata1.00: ATA-6: TOSHIBA MK8025GAS, KA023A, max UDMA/100
ata1.00: configured for UDMA/100
ata2.00: ATAPI: TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-R2212, 1913, max MWDMA2
ata2.00: WARNING: ATAPI DMA disabled for reliablity issues. It can be enabled
ata2.00: simplex DMA is claimed by other device, disabling DMA
parport0: PC-style at 0x378 (0x778), irq 7, dma 0 [PCSPP,TRISTATE,COMPAT,ECP,DMA]
hdparm -i /dev/sr0
/dev/sr0:
Model=TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-R2212 , FwRev=1913 , SerialNo=928A710011
Config={ Fixed Removeable DTR<=5Mbs DTR>10Mbs nonMagnetic }
RawCHS=0/0/0, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=0
BuffType=unknown, BuffSize=2048kB, MaxMultSect=0
(maybe): CurCHS=0/0/0, CurSects=0, LBA=yes, LBAsects=0
IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120}
PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
DMA modes: sdma0 sdma1 sdma2 mdma0 mdma1 *mdma2
AdvancedPM=no
Drive conforms to: ATA/ATAPI-5 T13 1321D revision 3: ATA/ATAPI-2,3,4,5
* signifies the current active mode
Running the 2.6.27-ARCH kernel
Here's my lsmod as well:
Module Size Used by
ipv6 260260 12
radeon 144544 2
drm 74280 3 radeon
joydev 11584 0
irtty_sir 7040 0
sir_dev 13316 1 irtty_sir
irda 112568 1 sir_dev
crc_ccitt 3840 1 irda
ppdev 9348 0
lp 11108 0
pcmcia 35116 0
snd_pcsp 11040 0
psmouse 38288 0
parport_pc 36804 1
parport 33004 3 ppdev,lp,parport_pc
serio_raw 7172 0
i2c_ali15x3 8452 0
i2c_ali1535 7940 0
container 5248 0
i2c_core 22420 2 i2c_ali15x3,i2c_ali1535
video 18064 0
output 4608 1 video
ohci1394 30256 0
sg 28852 0
ieee1394 80452 1 ohci1394
ehci_hcd 35852 0
uhci_hcd 24080 0
yenta_socket 25228 1
rsrc_nonstatic 12672 1 yenta_socket
pcmcia_core 33812 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic
alim1535_wdt 6552 0
shpchp 31252 0
pci_hotplug 28324 1 shpchp
ati_agp 8716 1
agpgart 30804 2 drm,ati_agp
processor 34732 1
evdev 11296 5
ndiswrapper 188828 0
usbcore 134128 4 ehci_hcd,uhci_hcd,ndiswrapper
fan 6148 0
button 7824 0
ac 6020 0
battery 12036 0
snd_seq_oss 31872 0
snd_seq_midi_event 8192 1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq 49968 4 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device 8332 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd_ali5451 20108 1
snd_ac97_codec 100516 1 snd_ali5451
snd_pcm_oss 40192 0
snd_pcm 69636 4 snd_pcsp,snd_ali5451,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_timer 21384 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc 9224 1 snd_pcm
snd_mixer_oss 16512 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd 50724 12 snd_pcsp,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_ali5451,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mixer_oss
soundcore 8160 1 snd
ac97_bus 3584 1 snd_ac97_codec
natsemi 28256 0
rtc_cmos 11424 0
rtc_core 17564 1 rtc_cmos
rtc_lib 4480 1 rtc_core
ext3 126472 1
jbd 46100 1 ext3
mbcache 8708 1 ext3
sr_mod 16708 0
cdrom 35360 1 sr_mod
sd_mod 27160 3
ata_generic 6788 0
pata_ali 10244 2
pata_acpi 6016 0
libata 152992 3 ata_generic,pata_ali,pata_acpi
scsi_mod 96460 4 sg,sr_mod,sd_mod,libata
dock 9488 1 libata
Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

Unfortunately the solution by GerBra doesn't work for me.
With 2.6.32 kernel, blacklisting pata_acpi from kernel boot options in grub and from rc.conf produced this messages at boot:
22:ata1.01: ATAPI: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4167B, DL10, max UDMA/33
423:ata1.01: WARNING: ATAPI DMA disabled for reliability issues. It can be enabled
424:ata1.01: WARNING: via pata_ali.atapi_dma modparam or corresponding sysfs node.
425:ata1.01: configured for UDMA/33
Even hdparm reported:
/dev/sr0:
Model=HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4167B, FwRev=DL10, SerialNo=19A2B5AFE5D8
Config={ Fixed Removeable DTR<=5Mbs DTR>10Mbs nonMagnetic }
RawCHS=0/0/0, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=0
BuffType=unknown, BuffSize=unknown, MaxMultSect=0
(maybe): CurCHS=0/0/0, CurSects=0, LBA=yes, LBAsects=0
IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120}
PIO modes: pio0 pio3 pio4
DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2
UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 *udma2
AdvancedPM=no
Drive conforms to: Unspecified: ATA/ATAPI-2,3,4,5
* signifies the current active mode
It seems that dma is active, but a simple:
dd if=/dev/sr0 of=/dev/null
...produce a 100% cpu usage reported by htop.
Instead, issuing:
echo 1 > /sys/module/pata_ali/parameters/atapi_dma
Seems to correct all the issues, except that the system sometimes hangs at boot if i put that command in rc.local(!)
putting:
options pata_ali atapi_dma=1
in /etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf (as kernel messages suggest) has no effect on arch linux because that module is loaded in initrd.
So, (at least for me) it is necessary to edit /etc/mkinitcpio.conf and change/add to the FILES array:/etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf
Eg:
FILES= ' to ' FILES="/etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf"
Next, something like
echo "options pata_ali atapi_dma=1" >> /etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf
and finally:
mkinitcpio -p kernel26
reboot
Last edited by kokoko3k (2010-01-18 14:33:36)

MSI K8N NEO PLATINUM BlueScreen Issue! Help!

I'm having an issue with my MSI K8N NEO i get the blue screens occasionally.. A friend of mine says its a IDE driver issue.. LMK Here are the system specifications.
MSI K8N NEO PLATINUM
ATHLON64 3000+ @2.01 (stock)
SAMSUNG 512MB PC3200 CAS 2.5
PNY MX440 64MB DDR AGP8X
MAXTOR DIAMONDPLUS MAX 8 40GB, 7200RPM SLIM
300W GENERIC PS
LMK whats wrong if you have ideas, i dont know if you have sufficient information to come up with a conclusion.. im not too sure whats going on either.. But A friend of mine is getting exact same issues he says its IDE conflicts.. now when the Blue screen comes up it doesnt stay long enough to give a moment to read it.. lmk if you have ideas thx..

which drivers are you using?
Right click MY computer -> properties -> Advance -> start up and recovery -> system failure -> uncheck "automatically restart"
this way it will stop at the blue screen and get an stop error number
Or view the error log
Help and support -> Pick a Task ->Use Tools to view your computer information and diagnose problems ->under Tools -> my computer Information-> View Advanced System Information -> View error log
it shows all errors by date migh provide you error numbers ie. 0x000008e

K9N2 Platinum EPP issue

Hi, i have a K9N2 Sli Platinum with last bios 3.3, but the motherboard don't work with any type of 1066 memory with EPP profile.
Tested Corsair, OCZ, Geil and TeamGroup, setting timings and voltage manually but all modules working fine only at 800mhz.
I think the board support only 1066 ram working at 1.8v, can u confirm?
MSI will release a bios fix EPP issue?
My pc:
AMD Phenom 9550
MSI K9N2 SLI Platinum
Gainward 8800GT
2x1gb Corsair Dominator 1066
2x Western Digital 160gb Raid 0
Corsair HX520w

EPP Profiles are overclocking profiles used to automatically overclock & overvoltage (usually DDR2-800) memory sticks. Those overvoltaged/overclocked ratings are not necessarely stable. Also remember that the memory controller is part of the CPU and not the board. If you check the official AMD Compatibility List you will find that there are only a handful of modules listed.
http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/DownloadableAssets/Phenom_Unbuffered_DDR2_DIMM.pdf
The majority of the few memory modules that appear there are "real" DDR2-1066 modules, not factory overclocked (through EPP Profiles) DDR2-800.
Please read this as well:
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=120827.0

K9N2 SLi Platinum - Raid Issues

Components:
Enermax Pro82+ 525W
MSI K9N2 SLi Platinum
AMD 5400+ Black Edition
2x2Gb SUPER*TALENT DDRII 800Mhz CL4
MSI 8800GT 512mb
1 X WD Blue 500Gb Sata2
2 x WD Blue 320GB Sata2 (NEW SET)
Basically, I've had only the 500Gb HD as the main disk, Now I've got a set of 320GB's for Raid, which i'd like to add to my current setup without Re-installing OS coz the main drive contains necessary Data etc. So I Enable the Raid settings in Bios as outlined in the Manual. Setup the raid in the Mediashield Raid Bios. Windows Vista 32 simply Bsods at the Windows loading screen, with latest MB RAID drivers from MSI & Nvidia tested, still the same.
I've discovered in other threads, people experiencing something similar. According to what I've learnt is the best is going to have to Set the single 500Gb Drive into a stripe and re-install. I've tried other alternatives, like leaving the the 320's as single drives and setting up the raid through windows Mediashield, same problem after rebooting. Compared to My older rig, RAID seems to not work so starightforward on the K9N2. MSI should be more Specific with instructions and limitations to implementing a Raid.
That's not my biggest problem here though, I've disconnected the 500Gb due to critical data, I've only got the 320's in Ports 1 & 2. Setup Stripe raid in Bios. I cannot succesfully install Windows Vista or XP to the raid, Vista install remains stuck @ the decompressing files window. XP loads until it's about to boot the OS for the first time then Bsods. Using latest Floppy Raid Drivers too. Has anyone with this board got a Raid with OS installed? Am i missing something here? what am I doing wrong?
I'm still Testing, gonna pull out my Aged and beloved Hitachi 80Gb Sata1 Drive from the dead, install OS and then get this baby to work in Raid as I want it to, Hopefully......
Will report back..

The RAID implementation on this board is really obnoxious, if you have installed windows (XP/VISTA) prior to enabling RAID in the motherboard bios, windows will keep restarting itself at the windows load screen. Not an OS problem but the way the RAID controllers work on this motherboard.
My raid setup:
1 X WD 500GB BLUE (System C:\)(Single Stripe)(HAS TO BE IN IT'S OWN ARRAY IN MEDIASHIELD ROM for windows to work if RAID IS ENABLED)
2 X WD 320GB BLUE (Raid 0)(Stripe)
1 X LG Optical Drive (Also shows up in Mediashield post screen when Raid controller is ensbled)
Make sure to back up all data before setting up an array, setting up a array on a single HDD and selecting NOT to delete the MBR should keep your data intact. Booting up the system with the previous installation not deleted but now with the system HDD in it's own array you will continue to get BSOD and auto reboots.
V3.3 Bios Settings:
1) Set 'RAID MODE' to 'RAID" within the Integrated Peripherals Menu.
2)Enable 'RAID' in the Sub-Menu "ON-CHIP ATA DEVICES" --> RIAD MODE set to RAID then enable the ports you want Raid enabled on. SATA 1.2.3.4 are NV raid 5.6 are JMICRON. I have have ports 1,2,3 & 4 enabled as all 4 of my drives are connected to those ports. Optical drives will automatically show up in Mediashield ROM post screen even if port is disabled, and once windows is reinstalled other HDD'S can be connected without having to enable raid or arrays and all will be seen as normal.
Now to install windows, had an issue with the Floppy raid drivers from MSI site so I used the MCP78 floppy from gigabyte
http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/Motherboard/Driver_Model.aspx?ProductID=2819. Windows working and Raid 0 on 2X 320GB HDD. Once windows is installed to a single disk in this manner windows will work fine with sata raid disabled (deleting array in mediashield will delete MBR) and in IDE mode as but when raid is re-enabled it will detect the disk and work fine too. Another issue unresolved is that I couldn't successfully install to the Raid 0-2X WD 320gb blue stripe, anybody got windows installed successfully to a Raid 0-2X hdd stripe? Note, If installing to Jmicron you will need JM drivers.
Another issue I have since using Raid is that S3 mode is not working well at all. S3 is enabled in Bios power management and definitely worked previously when raid was disabled. Now I cannot get S3 suspend. When i choose sleep it goes into Hibernation, checked all vista settings in power management and it should go to sleep not hibernate. Any Help? When it comes out of sleep all the lights are red and I have to power it down, turn power supply off/on then post-> 'windows resuming' then only does it come out of hibernation, strange... Whether I choose sleep or hibernate this is what I'm getting. Using Vista 32, Nvidia driver version 15.24, display driver version 180.48. Jmicron drivers installed as well.
Components:
Enermax Pro82+ 525W
MSI K9N2 SLi Platinum
AMD 5400+ Black Edition
2x2Gb SUPER*TALENT DDRII 800Mhz CL4
2x1Gb SUPER*TALENT DDRII 800Mhz CL4
MSI 8800GT OC 512mb
1 X WD Blue 500Gb Sata2
2 x WD Blue 320GB Sata2 (NEW SET)
1 X LG Dvd-Rw
Hope this helps & thanks in advance.

New P7N SLI Platinum Boot Issue with PS/2 Keyboard [Solved but RAID problem now]

This issue taken me back !!!! Never thought I might face issue with a PS/2 Keyboard.
Here it is.. I just assembled my new system...
P7N SLI Platinum Motherboard
E8400 CPU
EVGA 256-P2-N751-TR GeForce 8600 GT Video Card
Creative Soundblaster Audio Card
So, before I boot, I connected good old PS/2 Keyboard. The POST Screen comes up that says Press DEL to enter BIOS Setup... but then, it reboots.. indefinitely... I have no idea why it does that. However, if I boot the PC with no PS/2 Keyboard connected, POST screen comes up and that's it.. (no reboot). So, you see, I cannot proceed further in anyway.... I cannot go beyond POST without a keyboard, but then with the keyboard it reboots indefinitely... kinda catch 22 situation
Any suggestion / ideas that anyone can offer here???

Hello Folks... it took long time to "solve the issue that had to begin with"....
I purchased a cheapo Celeron processor to get into the BIOS and update it... but it didn't even work... I couldn't boot at all. So, I called MSI and they asked me to RMA it. They replaced my MOBO with the latest BIOS - which was good news
So, now, I'm able to boot - good news...
Now, this is an upgrade for me.... from my previous MOBO. My boot drive was RAIDed (RAID 0). So, now, I will have to RAID my drives again and run Win XP repair. I was able to RAID my drives and all good... now, I went into Windows installation and did F6 to install NVIDIA Raid.... but, here is my problem, when the prompt asks me to input the floppy drive, and when I did it.... it re-prompts me to put the floppy drive again... I see that the floppy drive is read... but, for some reason it doesn't detect the files in there properly.... I downloaded nVidia C72+MCP55 SATA RAID / AHCI Driver (For floppy driver) for windows xp 32-bit and copied the sataraid folder contents into the floppy. Now, here I am stuck again....
Anybody experienced this problem?

P35 Platinum + BIOS issue?

Hi,
Today I updated the BIOS for my P35 to 1.3 through Windows. Everything seemed to go OK but as the system rebooted it never came back to life. The D-LEDs indicate "Memory DecetionFail" however the system was working just fine before the flash.
The ram i'm using is "Corsair XMS2 6400C4".
Rest of the system is:
-P35 Platinum
-E6750
-Above mentioned ram in 2 x 1GB
-GF 7900GT
-Creative X-Fi
-Antec NeoHE 550W
Any ideas? Try to find a floppy and reflash back to 1.1?

Quote from: qyx on 26-August-07, 00:28:14
Try clearing cmos carefully (with power cord disconnected) as described in the manual. Then try it with battery removed and letting machine sit for at least 30 minutes before restoring jumper to original position, closing case and reconnecting powercord. Windows flashing can be quite risky as you just learned. If cmos clear does not work, you should reflash back to the last bios that worked (see other threads for right way to flash). Good luck
Thanks for the tip i tried to clear the CMOS right away but it didn't do anything...i've since read that there are some issues with the 1.3 bios and CL4 ram and i'm going to get some ordinary CL5 DDR2-667 ram tomorrow and will try to boot to see if that does it..
The reason i did the Windows update thing is that i have no floppy so will have to get me one of those as well tomorrow to make sure that I can reflash to 1.1 if indeed the BIOS is corrupt due to the Windows update.

P45 Platinum Posting Issue

I have a P45 Platinum Motherboard that I purchased from Newegg on the 14th. I recieved it on the 17th and built a brand new system with it from scratch. I'm using an intel E8400 Wolfdale CPU along with 4 sticks of 2GB G-SKILL DDR2 RAM (PC-8500) @ 1066. I'm currently using a BFG 8600 GT graphics card (soon to be a Sapphire 3870x2) and its all being powered up by a Rosewill PSU with 850 watts of power. All items purchased from Newegg (aside from the 8600gt, thats an old card).
Here is whats frustrating me, and as you can see from the topic's title... my system doesnt post... sort of.
Technically it does POST however it will only POST if i hit the "Clear CMOS" button located on the back of the system. Upon doing so, the system will act as though its booting up for the very first time. It will ask you to set up your CMOS configurations and once that is complete it will load up Vista right off my Harddrive with no problems.
However..
Once the system is shutdown or restarted, the system WILL NOT POST and I am forced to clear the CMOS again!
Now... I have troubleshooted ALOT with this board... and I'm left with only two conclusions... either this board is defective (highly likely) or it just needs its BIOS updated.
Ram sticks, video card, HDD, DVD drives... all have nothing to do with it! I can remove all devices and turn the system on with no memory sticks, and I will be left with 4 solid red lights (the ones that turn green after posting) and there will be no beeps of any kind to indicate I dont have memory installed. However... once i hit the clear cmos button then it will post and it will correctly see that there is no memory sticks... it will beep.. I will shut down... I will install devices... turn it on and it will POST.
It appears it can complete the initial POST without issue, its POSTING for a second or a third time thereafter that becomes the issue...
I need help with this in a desperate way...

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So okay, heres whats bugging me in regards to my memory sticks. Your throwing out numbers like PC2-6400 but on the stick it says PC2-8500?
So... is it incorrect or what?
Let me try to explain a little more detailed:
A given board/BIOS is not able to read the sticker that is glued to your modules but only the SPD Profiles that are pre-programmed into the SPD Chips of your sticks. If you check those SPD-Tables with Everest, Memset 3.5 or Memory-Z (in BIOS) you can see for yourself that the "fastest" Profile is a JEDEC-Standard DDR2-800-Profile [CL5 @1.8V]. There is no profile for DDR2-1066 clock speed. That is why whatever Board or BIOS you try, your modules will be detected and handled as DDR2-800 (PC2-6400) modules. It is evident, that there is no issue here and there is no point in discussing this any further.
So, what does the PC2-8500 rating mean? It means, that G.Skill has tested these modules, which are essentially DDR2-800 sticks, up to DDR2-1066 clock speed with increased voltage. Basically, G.Skill is giving you a permission to overclock these memory sticks by increasing the voltage above the 1.8V +/- 0.1V JEDEC-DDR2-standard without voiding your warranty. Therefore they sell these modules as DDR2-1066 RAM.
If your RAM was "real" DDR2-1066 memory, it would have to be able to operate @1.8V (DDR2 standard voltage) above 1000 MHz. But in order to be to that the timings your timings would have to be relaxed to CL6 or CL7 depending on the chips used by the manufacturer. In addition to that, there needs to be an SPD-Profile that tells the BIOS that these modules are DDR2-1066 and that it should set frequency, timings and voltage accordingly.
Furthermore, the P45 Memory Controller does not natively support DDR2-1066 modules. That is why that rating is tagged with an "OC"-mark on the product page of the P45 Platinum.
This said, your only option to get these modules to DDR2-1066 speed is to manually set the clock speed and increase DRAM voltage in BIOS. There is no other way to get there and it is also perfectly normal to do that.
Now, let's look at your actual problem: The system is unstable as soon as you want to overclock your RAM to the DDR2-1066 rating, that G.Skill has promised you.
There are a couple of reasons that can cause such an instability:
1. Your memory modules are not up to the task of running at that speed.
2. Your memory related BIOS settings (especially timing & voltage) are not properly set.
3. The board is incapable of supporting such clock speeds above chipset specifications (remember: DDR2-800 max. according to Intel).
4. The board's current BIOS is not optimized in such a way, that it can properly handle DDR2-1066 clock speed.
I can assure you, that the board has no problems with DDR2-1066 in generell and I suspect that this is simply a BIOS related problem. I have no issues getting my Kingston HyperX RAM to DDR2-1066 speed with BIOS v1.1b5.
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I am still using the v1.0 Bios. I've already stated that I don't feel comfortable flashing my BIOS with something thats in Beta.
Of course, I can understand that and it is generally not a bad idea to be careful with BETA releases. However, in your case I believe the problem is rather BIOS related. I had stability problems with DDR2-1066 clock speed with different earlier BIOS Versions as well (including v1.0) and I have tested more than 10 BETA- and Performance releaes so far. BIOS v1.1b5 however allows stable operation @DDR2-1066 MHz.
If you do not want to use flash this BETA, you will have to wait for an official release which can be expected soon. This official release will be based on v1.1b5 and it could very well be the case, that v1.1b5 will simply be renamed to v1.10 and offered for download on the product page.
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And as I remember it, it supposedly voids your warranty if used??
You can contact MSI Technical Support and describe your problem there as well. I am almost sure that they will provide you with a more recent BETA BIOS in return (v1.1b5 or later). If you want to be reassured by an official feedback from MSI Support, I suggest you contact them and see what they have to say.

P45 platinum having issues with 8 gigs of Ram

I just put together a new system. When I tried to install windows it kept giving me an error couldn't load winload.exe. I immediately thought I had a bad stick of ram. I ran Memtest with no errors reported. I tried taking 3 of the 4 sticks of ram out and then windowds would start to install fine. I tried every stick of ram this way and it all worked. Putting 2 sticks in is fine also (4 gigs total). Whenever I add 2 more sticks the board goes into an infinite reboot cycle. Having tested the different possible combinations of the sticks and the slots on the motherboard I am at a loss. Also this is OZC memory that is on the motherboards approved list and has been tested with it by MSI. Anyone know of others who have had issues with 8 gigs. Is there a bios setting I should try and change? Thank You!
Bios version 1.3
Bios settings are all default (auto)
cpu q9550
ram 2 of these for a total of 8 gigs. OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2P8004GK
MSI P45 Platinum LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX
PC Power & Cooling S75QB 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI NVIDIA SLI Certified (Dual 8800 GTX and below) CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply

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Cant figure out how to upload the screen shot dont have a place to post it and link it.
This is a good side to host pictures:
http://photobucket.com/
Here is the info from cpu-z
slot 1 DDR2
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Size 2048Mb Correction None
Max Bandwidth PC2-6400 (400mhz)
Manufacture OCZ
Part OCZ2p8002G
Freq 333mhz 400 mhz
CAS# 4.0 5.0
RAS-CAS 5 6
RAS prechar 5 6
tras 15 18
trc 20 24
Voltage 1.8v 1.8v
Okay, typical idiosyncratic OCZ SPD Profiles.
In Cell Menu, try these settings:
DRAM Voltage = 2.0V
MCH Voltage = 1.3V
Spread Spectrum = Disabled
Auto Disable DIMM/PCI Frequency = Disabled
Save & Exit, shutdown your system, add the other memory modules and see what happens when you start your system.
If that does not work, start again with only two modules, reduce memory clock speed to 667 MHz (FSB/DRAM Ratio = 1:1) and retry with four modules.

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